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92035
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1863
Place: Newcastle
Source: Australian Almanac
Details: Medical attendant Newcastle Hospital


148880
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1863 2 May
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Died at 2pm. Had been staying in Sydney under medical treatment. Brought back to Newcastle by his brother where he died the day he arrived


197529
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 2 May 1863
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: This gentleman who had been practising as a surgeon in this district expired rather suddenly on Thursday last. He had been staying in Sydney for some time, having only that morning returned per steamer and had but reached Mr. Knaggs when he breathed his last. Enlargement of the liver was assigned as the cause


197530
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 16 July 1857
Place: -
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Among the list of degrees conferred by the University of Glasgow, from May 1st 1856 to May 1st 1857, published in the Glasgow Courier, the name of Mr. Robert Irwin, son of Mr. William Irwin of this town as having taken the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The degree was conferred on Mr. Irwin on 6th April. Mr. Irwin will meet with a hearty welcome when he returns to Maitland


203559
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 21 February 1863
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Witnesses at the inquest into the death of Thomas Goodall included Samuel Lawrence, general dealer; Ann Green, married woman and Thomas Green her husband, farmer; Dr. Robert Irwin M. D., medical practitioner; John Donohoe, senior constable in the Newcastle Water Police; John Rinker, boatman; Edwin Yates, farmer


207740
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 25 December 1858
Place: Honeysuckle Point, Newcastle
Source: Northern Times
Details: Witness at the inquest into the death of Margareet Hockey a resident at Honeysuckle Point


207741
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1853
Place: The Junction, Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Sun 4 October 1927
Details: Nearly 70 years ago a meeting was held in the old Junction Inn in Junction-street, Newcastle for the purpose of rendering information to persons who wished to become members of a new lodge of Oddfellows in connection with the Manchester Unity. In 1927 a minute book was found containing the doings of the lodge which was formed in 1853 up to the year 1873.....Dr. Robert Irwin was requested to become surgeon for the lodge and was also elected a member


207743
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert
Ship: -
Date: 2 December 1953
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Sun
Details: Newcastle had two links with the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition. One was Captain John Paton, who died in Newcastle on Nov. 12, 1895. He was father of the late General Paton and Mr. Alex Paton, now living in retirement. For the last 15 years of his life he was Berthing Master of the port and he had commanded vessels sailing in and out of New castle for many years. When the news reached Melbourne that Burke and Wills were lost, seven search parties were formed. One of them was organised in Brisbane to go to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Captain Paton s brig, the Firefly, was chartered to take the expedition, led by William Lans borough. The vessel left Brisbane on Aug. 24, 1861. The Firefly went ashore on one of the Sir Charles Hardys Islands on the way, but was refloated and the party safely reached the mouth of the Albert River in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The party got on to the tracks of the lost explorers and pushed on in land and the Firefly returned. This expedition discovered some fine pastoral country which led to its occupation by settlers. The other link was Dr. Robert Irwin, M.D., who I was the son of Mr. William Irwin of Maitland. He had begun practice in Newcastle when he volunteered to join a land expedition, and on his return to New castle he was given a Press mention, accompanied by the hope that he would give the benefit of his experience to the public. It was not to be. After a visit to Sydney, Dr. Irwin returned home with pneumonia and died on May 1. 1863 at the early age of 30.


148874
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Dr. Robert, M.D.,
Ship: -
Date: 1863 2 May
Place: At his residence, Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Eldest son of William Irwin of West Maitland. Died aged 32 years of pneumonia on 30th April 1863


84755
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1851 2 August
Place: from Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Son of William. Went gold prospecting with his brother John to the Turon


91485
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1863
Place: Newcastle
Source: Australian Almanac 1863
Details: Medical Practitioner


138780
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1869 27 December
Place: Williams River district
Source: SMH
Details: Elector of the Williams River district supporting John Nowlan of 'Eelar' in the forthcoming election


138795
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1858 16 September
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: John McPhee sentenced to six months in gaol for unlawful wounding of Thomas Pester. Witnesses Edward Johns, Robert Irwin, Elizabeth Johns, William Matthews, John Cook, Francis Cook, Henry parker, Mary Matthews, Charles Lane and Samuel Holt


148873
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1867
Place: Honeysuckle Cemetery
Source: Honeysuckle Cemetery Online
Details: Son of William and Helen


148879
Surname: Irwin
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1867 25 January
Place: Darby St. Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Death of Robert, infant son of William Irwin, surgeon on 22 January 1867. Aged 8 months


207151
Surname: Irwin
First Name: William, Catherine, Robert, Archibald, John, William, Jane
Ship: Pearl 1841
Date: August 1841
Place: Port Jackson
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Details: William Irwin, a native of Clogher, Co. Tyrone, son of John a farmer, and Sarah Stevenson his wife. Calling farm labourer. Age 36 years; Catherine Irwin, a native of Fentona, Tyrone, daughter of Robert Hanna, a farmer and his wife Elizabeth Buchanan. Calling housekeeper. Age 29; Robert age 11 years; Archibald age 8 years; John age 6 years; William age 2 years; Jane age 9 years. Assisted Immigrants on the ship Pearl